Would it be crazy to buy Mate 9 now?

[Aljean Thein]

Glad that you have faith. I am iffy since they promised quarterly updates on the 5x and they just abandoned it.

Yah, not sure why they'll promised it and not do it. Low sales maybe

 

[Aljean Thein]

Huawei definitely need to step up in some areas. It'll take time

 

[dpham00]

Yah, not sure why they'll promised it and not do it. Low sales maybe

They are looking at the now. Which is fine. But it will be harder for them to regain trust later.

 

[dpham00]

Huawei definitely need to step up in some areas. It'll take time

It's not time, just money... Since it costs money to make updates, to provide good warranty replacement support.

 

[Aljean Thein]

it's both. time and money. you cant just get all that back right away. you gotta do right. getting updated and providing good warranty support takes time. even if they're moving ahead with it, people are not gonna trust them right away l. I'll give them a good year to regain people's trust with their promises

 

[dpham00]

it's both. time and money. you cant just get all that back right away. you gotta do right. getting updated and providing good warranty support takes time. even if they're moving ahead with it, people are not gonna trust them right away l. I'll give them a good year to regain people's trust with their promises

I don't think a year is enough time to get people to change their minds on this

 

[Aljean Thein]

I don't think a year is enough time to get people to change their minds on this

Probably not. I was just being nice

 

[Guytronic]

Off shore research and development is probably killing Huawei in the wallet.
I think they are having a rough time deciding how to target the north american smartphone market.

Huawei might need to have a localized corporate interface to maximize potential in the US.

If they are unwilling or blocked from opening a campus on shore the company may have very sluggish growth here.

In other words build and hire in the US to push their stuff.

Trade agreement problems with the US may be getting in the way for Huawei also.

 

[Aljean Thein]

US is a hard market to penetrate.

 

[Guytronic]

Huawei isn't partial to the US anyway from what I read about their way of doing business.

 

[dpham00]

Off shore research and development is probably killing Huawei in the wallet.
I think they are having a rough time deciding how to target the north american smartphone market.

Huawei might need to have a localized corporate interface to maximize potential in the US.

If they are unwilling or blocked from opening a campus on shore the company may have very sluggish growth here.

In other words build and hire in the US to push their stuff.

Trade agreement problems with the US may be getting in the way for Huawei also.

Carriers are also a problem... A few usa carriers used to carry Huawei phones, then, probably at least partially because Huawei allegedly stole proprietary technology from a carrier, then the carriers stopped carrying Huawei phones all together

 

[dpham00]

Huawei isn't partial to the US anyway from what I read about their way of doing business.

And it makes sense. Focus on areas where you can expand with the least effort and capital involved first.

 

[Guytronic]

Focus on areas where you can expand with the least effort and capital involved first.

Yup...
Said the same thing yesterday in one of these threads

 

[dpham00]

Yup...
Said the same thing yesterday in one of these threads

Sorry!all these threads get jumbled together, I forget what was said where.

 

[Aljean Thein]

A lot of threads has similar topics so it's pretty easy to get lost lol

 

[andrew_sc_syd]

would you guys recommend buying a mate 9 today?

I'm in a similar situation, considering to buy a Mate 9 on the "trailing edge" when it's not that expensive any more. I did something similar in September 2004 when I signed up for a Samsung Note 3 with a respectable telco. By that time, this model was almost a year old, so I got it cheap.

Trouble is, the camera on that Note 3 wasn't anywhere near the hyped-up quality of the reviewers. My wife's S4, even older than my phone, was making better photos.

I seriously suspect that manufacturers, in collusion with the telco, are putting on the market phones with inferior components, when the model is approaching the end of its lifecycle. After all, who would publish a review of a one-year old model ?

Sounds dirty, but makes sense, and they can get away with it, given the focus on new models.

 

[Aljean Thein]

I'm in a similar situation, considering to buy a Mate 9 on the "trailing edge" when it's not that expensive any more. I did something similar in September 2004 when I signed up for a Samsung Note 3 with a respectable telco. By that time, this model was almost a year old, so I got it cheap.

Trouble is, the camera on that Note 3 wasn't anywhere near the hyped-up quality of the reviewers. My wife's S4, even older than my phone, was making better photos.

I seriously suspect that manufacturers, in collusion with the telco, are putting on the market phones with inferior components, when the model is approaching the end of its lifecycle. After all, who would publish a review of a one-year old model ?

Sounds dirty, but makes sense, and they can get away with it, given the focus on new models.

You're saying because the phone is getting old, theyre putting cheaper, lower quality components in them ? That's some shady move

 

[br77494]

They are just trying to clear stock while they still can - and increase the market exposure for Huawei. Still a great phone with an excellent camera.. I have one and I just got one for my wife. Wish I would have waited for the bundled deal with the Band 2, but I didn't know. I'm still very happy.

 

[dpham00]

I'm in a similar situation, considering to buy a Mate 9 on the "trailing edge" when it's not that expensive any more. I did something similar in September 2004 when I signed up for a Samsung Note 3 with a respectable telco. By that time, this model was almost a year old, so I got it cheap.

Trouble is, the camera on that Note 3 wasn't anywhere near the hyped-up quality of the reviewers. My wife's S4, even older than my phone, was making better photos.

I seriously suspect that manufacturers, in collusion with the telco, are putting on the market phones with inferior components, when the model is approaching the end of its lifecycle. After all, who would publish a review of a one-year old model ?

Sounds dirty, but makes sense, and they can get away with it, given the focus on new models.

Really depends on the deal. I picked up the note 3 on release day for $90

Also the note 3 came out ten years later than 2004

 

[dpham00]

You're saying because the phone is getting old, theyre putting cheaper, lower quality components in them ? That's some shady move

Possible but not really. The Note 3 camera was not an upgrade over the note 2